Student newspaper of Illinois Institute of Technology since 1928

Campus prepares for homecoming

By Ryan Kamphuis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

An llT tradition dating back to the
early years of the university, homecoming is
a week in September where llT alumni come
back to their alma mater for a week of festivie
ties and celebrations In the past, homecome
ing had always been an understated event, but
through the hard work of llT’s Union Board
and Alumni Association, the week of home,
coming has become one looked forward to by
many students, and one of the high points of
the academic yearn

Taking place September 16 to Sep
tember 22, this year’s homecoming is already
beginning to come togetherl Planned as a cele
ebration of the 1960s, the theme of the week
is going to be ‘Across the Universe? Many of
the events taking place throughout the week
will follow this theme and hearken back to the
1960s While in past years homecoming festive
ities had mainly limited themselves to Morton

 

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Image courtesy of Union Board & photos by Melanie Koto& Pranamee Sarma [from fall 2011)

Park in front of Vandercook, this homecoming
will have events all over campus

The main event that many students
look forward to is the traditional homecome
ing carnival As always, Morton Park will be
filled with inflatables, food, and other games
the night of the carnival In addition to these
things, there will also be a few 1960s cover
ba.nds performing at the carnival, and many
costumed interpreters Another popular event
during homecoming is the homecoming
dancer While in the past the dance had been
held in Morton Park, this year the dance will
be in Hermann Hall

The dance will also see the crown,
ing of the king and queen of HT, and the an,
nouncement of the winner of a campusewide
game of assassin which will be beginning in
SeptemberIOther traditional events that will
take place during the week of homecoming
include the golf cart parade to guide students
from the carnival to the soccer field for the
homecoming game, spirit events throughout

the week, and the returning of HT alumni
to campus to celebrate the 50th anniversary
of their graduation. One of the exciting new
events that will be going on during the week
of homecoming is a Headphone Disco Party in
the BOGI

Homecoming is one of the biggest
events of the HT year, and many people are in,
volved in ensuring its success , Union Board is
working with both the Office of Campus Life
and the Alumni Association to plan out and
execute this year’s homecoming Within UB,
Katie Peters, Brittany CrawfordePurcell, a.nd
Kaylynn Barker are working with the Home,
coming Committee and the UB iMPACT VPs
Fernando Mier and Sharbacha Edwards to
make homecoming happenl

As homecoming gets closer, more
details will begin to emerge as to when and
where these events will be happening For the
most up to date information on homecoming,
and many other campus activities, one can
check out ubliitledul

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Greek life
offers p051t1ve
experiences

Byjeff Bednarz & Miriam Schmid
GREEK COUNCIL PRESIDENT
& GREEK COUNCIL VP OF COMMUNITY

Coming to college, I knew exactly
what I wanted; get good grades, meet other
students, get involved in organizations that
look good on my resume, and get the best
job possible when I graduated Joining a
Greek organization wasn’t at the bottom of
my list of things to do , it wasn’t on the list at
all Does this sound familiar? Despite these
plans, within two weeks of being at HT, 1 had
joined the Greek community At the time, I
could never have imagined that Greek Life
would be a significant part of my life at IIT
What could change my mind in regards to
Greek Life in only two short weeks? Meet,
ing members of the Greek community who
were involved as Orientation Leaders, Resie
dent Advisors, volunteers for moveein, and
leading organizations across campus made
me realize that Greek Life could offer me a
way to fulfill many of my college goals and
beyond

Going Greek at HT is rarely what
people expect when they think of fratere
nities and sororitiesl We are nothing like
the “Animal House" stereotype that Greek
Life often has We focus our attention on
scholarship, brother/ sisterhood, a.nd phi,
lanthropy We provide opportunities for our
members to perform community service,
work together on academic work, and build
bonds that will last lifetimesl If these are
things you are interested in, then it would
not be a bad idea to check out Greek Life

If you talk to Greeks at UT, the
majority of them will say that the best def
cision they have made in college was to
go Greek Often times you’ll hear that our
members didn’t plan to go Greek, but for
one reason or another they did and haven’t
looked back since We encourage all stue
dents to come around the Quad and see
what we are all about We understand that
Greek Life isn’t for everyone, but we do have
a wide range of things to offer people We
are always looking for new members who
we can help improve in all areas of their life
All Greeks have had a different experience
with Greek Life, but in the end it has affect,
ed all of their lives in apositive way So don’t
be shy and stop by

Want to know more about Greek
life @ HT? Turn to Page 3.

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